Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.5° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (20 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4066
3467
2633
2012
1640
1342
1016
862
613
505
411
411
353
217
217
172
169
131
131
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:04PM1.80m
9:37AM1.74m
10:00PM1.71m
10:35AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.23m
3:47PM0.32m
4:13AM0.30m
4:42PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
4
3
4
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
7
9
8
7
5
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